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You must act. Be bold. Be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Be bold. Be courageous. More than a month has passed since twentyfirst graders were gunned down at sandyhook. And the violence is continuing daily. This morning, while the hearing was under way, three people were shot and wounded at an Office Complex in arizona. Reports there has been more than 1400 shootings. 1400 shooting deaths since the massacre at sandyhook elementary school. That tally doesnt include the heart wrenching s...

This country was all about. In the period after world war ii, a growing middle class was the engine of our prosperity. Whether you owned a company or swept its floors or worked anywhere in between, this country offered you a basic. The sense your hard work would be rewarded with fair wages and decent benefits, a chance to buy a home, to save for retirement. And most of all, a chance to hand out a better life for your kids. That is the heart of the American Dream. But the president made clear he ...

Some supporters of the Dallas Cowboys overreact to defeats and rashly predict doom for Dak Prescott when he has one bad game.

The Cowboys defense has carried them to a 6-2 record, and the organization believes it can propel them into championship contention. 

Navy has put on a strong campaign, but quite frankly taken over in the line of the primary from the endorsement of president trump, and there is a referendum that many believe on donald trump, the presidents popularity in the state when they are look at this race and determine who the winner is going to be, and we are all waiting to find that out. the numbers will be coming out, and with the electronic voting system that we have in the state, i dont believe we will be looking at this 3:00 in the...

Is ready to back hillary. >> clintons lead as hoped up. >> 2016! hilla hillary! >> its such a difficult decision and its one that i am not going to rush into. >> joining me tonight bob strum, democratic strategist and professor at new york university. bob, good to have you with us. well, this is a big step forward, is it not? what does this mean that priorities usa, action is out there this early? >> well, i think it reflects reality. the advantage to hillary clinton, and i believe she will run,...

Republicans as well as democrats wherever i can. and i sincerely believe that there are members of both parties who understand this moment, understand whats at stake, and i will welcome ideas from anybody across the political spectrum. but i will not allow gridlock or inaction or willful indifference to get in our way. >> bob, can he break the gridlock? how does he do it? >> well, hes got to stand his ground especially on these big issues like funding the government and the debt limit. hes got t...

On obamas goals. the article says congressional republicans are moving to gut many of president obamas top priorities. one top republican even says those priorities are a, quote, going nowhere. its clear the gop is against president obama. but what are they for exactly? the white house and i would love to know. joining me now is bob strum and ryan grim. bob, let me start with you. in the "new york times" the gops are vowing to gut his top priorities. but hes ready to fight. whats your reaction? ...

Obama was saying that you have to be for something. just look at their motto. repeal and replace. they knew they couldnt just be for repeal. but they have never come up with a replacement. >> what was interesting, bob, is the president called them out on whats your plan. we know youre against everything that im for, but what is your plan? and i think that in many places i agree with ryan that some people are safe beyond the reach because of how the lines we are gerrymand gerrymandered. but i thi...

Buster a couple weeks ago. mcconnell would have liked to have towed the line. but what actually happened was that john mccain got enough republicans that said they were sick of the obstructionism and they voted and they cut their own deal with harry reid. he has already said, look, were not playing games around defunding obama care and the debt limit. were not playing games with the debt limit, period. he has already said that publicly. so you have john mccain. and that takes away all of mcconne...